After winning two of their first three games of the season, the Memphis Grizzlies traveled to San Francisco for — not only their first road game — but also a huge test against the Golden State Warriors.
For a new coach in the NBA, the first few games are a Rorschach test of potential. Fans of Ja Morant’s finger-pointing Memphis Grizzlies are still trying to get a full grasp on what kind of picture Tuomas Iisalo is trying to paint though. An Opening Night triumph against the New Orleans Pelicans ignited the FedExForum with electric energy.
Memphis Grizzlies first-round draft pick Cedric Coward was already considered one of the most intriguing prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft before he was selected 11th overall.
Memphis Grizzlies first-round draft pick Cedric Coward was already considered one of the most intriguing prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft before he was selected 11th overall.
The Memphis Grizzlies had their second game of the preseason on Wednesday night, playing host to the Boston Celtics as they continue their three-game home stand in their preseason schedule.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Memphis Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo welcomed the questions. Those asking weren't pleased with the answers. After the team announced that Ja Morant suffered a left ankle sprain in practice, Iisalo confirmed that the star point guard's status is "week-to-week." "It was just a basketball play," the coach said.
Even if the Memphis Grizzlies still feel like they’re good in the West, they aren’t going to be hibernating this winter. The fact of the matter is that they haven’t been able to get past the first round of the NBA Playoffs since 2022.
The Memphis Grizzlies were riding high last season, flirting with a top-four seed through the NBA All-Star break. Then the slide down the standings began.
A decision by Memphis Grizzlies EVP/GM Zach Kleiman to remove Taylor Jenkins and promote Tuomas Iisalo to head coach on March 28, 2025, was one of the most dramatic late-season moves in recent NBA history.
The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the youngest franchises in the NBA. Considering they were added to the league before the 1995-96 season, the Memphis Grizzlies have completed 30 seasons in the NBA.
With the full Memphis Grizzlies’ NBA schedule now unveiled, the team faces one of the toughest campaigns in the league. Extensive road trips, brutal back-to-backs, and early-season tests will challenge their depth and stamina from the opening tip.
The Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world this season, and not in a way Memphis fans expected. Projected to head into the playoffs as a Top 6 seed, the Grizzlies made a shocking move to fire their franchise's winningest head coach in Taylor Jenkins, right before the postseason.
Fresh off the first blockbuster trade of the offseason, the Memphis Grizzlies might be looking to refresh their coaching staff behind newly named head coach Tuomas Iisalo.
As the Grizzlies move forward with their new head coach, Tuomas Iisalo, the 2025 offseason is a critical point for a Memphis team that had a rough end to their 2024-2025 campaign.
The revolving door that is the NBA's coaching carousel is continuing to spin. With the NBA Draft and free agency right around the corner, teams are trying to finalize the key parts of their staff.
The Memphis Grizzlies received bittersweet news on Sunday. One of the Grizzlies international targets —two-time LNB Pro A MVP, TJ Shorts —has agreed to a three-year contract with the EuroLeague’s Panathinaikos, per SDNA reporter George Zakkas.
Point guard T.J. Shorts is a free agent after playing a staring role in France the past two seasons with Paris Basketball. The 27-year-old was named MVP of both the LNB Elite — France’s top domestic league — and the EuroCup in 2023/24 and was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team this season after leading Paris to a promotion.
The Phoenix Suns are the lone NBA franchise without a head coach. The San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies officially made their moves to solidify Mitch Johnson and Tuomas Iisalo, respectively, as their new head coaches after both were interim placeholders.
Taylor Jenkins did good things in Memphis in six seasons as head coach, but the Grizzlies have moved on. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday that the franchise has named interim Tuomas Iisalo as its next head coach.
Interim NBA head coaches Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs and Tuomas Iisalo of the Memphis Grizzlies have been promoted to permanent head coaching positions.
The Memphis Grizzlies made Tuomas Iisalo's stay behind the bench a permanent one by naming him the Grizzlies' head coach on Friday. "I have full confidence in Tuomas serving as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies going forward," general manager Zach Kleiman said in a statement.
The Memphis Grizzlies have decided keep the jig going. Memphis announced on Friday that they have named Tuomas Iisalo as their full-time head coach. Iisalo had already closed out the season as the team’s interim head coach, and now he is officially getting to shed the “interim” label.
The Memphis Grizzlies are sticking with what may or may not have worked. Tuomas Iisalo, who stepped in as interim head coach following the late-season firing of Taylor Jenkins, is shedding the interim tag.
The Tuomas Iisalo era has begun in Memphis. The former EuroLeague champion coach has already left an instant imprint on the Memphis Grizzlies’ level of play despite the cautious start.